Pendant key case



P 3, 1929- F. M. KASTING 1,726,569

PENDANT KEY CAS E Filed April 50. 1926 INVENTOR.

Frieda fil- Fairing ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 3, 1929.

UNITED STATES FRIEDA M. KASTING, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PENDANT KEY oAsE.

Application filed April 30, 1926. Serial No. 105,748.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a pendant key case, and has for its object the provision of a pendant which may be used as an ornament to be worn as a piece of novelty jewelry and at the same time serve an effective case in which a latch key or other similar article may be retained.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a device for carrying a key .or the like in such a manner that it will be concealed from view and readily accessible for use at all times.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a pendant of this class which will be simple in structure, economical of manufacs, ture and highly efficient in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a device of this class of a means for limiting the movement of the key case 011 its supporting cord in either direction, so that the case when worn as a pendant will by gravity serve to fall over the key and enclose it from view.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter I described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood from a reference to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification, and in which Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the invention showing the key withdrawn from the key case.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the invention showing the key within the key case.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

As shown in the drawings the invention is adapted for use with a cord 9 which is looped over the neck of the user, the invention being designed particularly for use by women and children. The cord 9 is provided with a knot 10 and a knot 11 between which is loosely positioned in embracing relation on the doubled over strands of the cord a suitable abutment member 12. The casing proper may be made from any suitable material, such as paper, papier-mach, wood or the like, and is provided with end walls 13 and 14.- and side walls 15 and 16, the side wall 16 forming the front portion of the casing and being usually provided on its face with suitable ornamentations, such as initials, floral designs or the like. j j r As shown in the drawings the bottom end of the casingis open, the upper wall 17 having an opening 18 formed centrally therein for the passage of the cord 9 therethrough.

As shown in Fig. 3 one portion 9' of the cord projects beyond the end of the casing and is secured at its lower end to a bead or button 19, a suitable abutment member 20 being loosely positioned on the portion 9 of the cord. The key 21 is suitably attached to the other portion 9 of the cord which projects into the casing.

The arrangement is such that. after the key .21.has been secured to the cord portion 9, the casing may be permitted to move by gravity into the'position shown in Fig. 2 so as to completely enclose the key 21 and conceal it from view, the abutment member 20 engaging the lower end of the casing to prevent its slipping from the cord. This abutment member 20 and the button 19 also serve as a means for drawing the key 21 outwardly from the casing when it is desired to use the key 21. As shown in Fig. 1 the key may be withdrawn from the casing without bringing the abutment member 12 into engagement with the upper end of the casing, but the abutment member 12 will serve to limit the movement of the casing upwardly on the cord beyond the proper distance, so that when the key 21 is released the casing will, by gravity, immediately lower itself to the position desired for concealing the key from view.

It is believed apparent that the key 21 may be used for its ordinary purposes while the pendant is still hung about the neck of the wearer, it being the intention that the cord from which the pendant is suspended be sufficiently long to permit this use.

The device is quite simple inits structure which. makes it an inexpensive article to manufacture and one which will permit of its structure in such a size that it serves well as a novelty in the nature of an ornamental pendant so that when worn its appearance will be an attractive one and which will not indicate its use and function.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of structure, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise form of structure shown, ut desi e to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A pendant of the class described adapt ed for use with a supportingcord comprising: a casing having its lower end open, a portion of said cord projecting through said casing and extending beyond its lower end; means mounted on the extending'end of said cord for engaging said casing and preventing its further downward relative movement on said cord, said means being of a size preventing entry of the same into saidcasing; and means mounted on said cord for limiting the upward movement of said casing relatively to said cord. I

2. A key case of the class described comprising: a supporting cord; an abutment member on said supporting cord intermediate its ends; a key case open at its lower end, said cord having a portion projecting through said key case and a portion projecting into said key case, said portion projecting into said key case being adapted for attachment to a key; abutment means mounted on said portion of said cord projecting through said key casing for engaging the lower end of said key casing and limiting its downward movement on said cord, said abutment means being of a size preventing entry of the same into said casing, and serving as a gripping member for drawing said key outwardly from said casing, said upwardly positioned abutment means serving to limit the movement of said casing in one direction on said cord. I 3. A pendant of the class described, adapted for use with a supporting cord comprising: a casing having its lower end open, a portion of said cord projecting through said casing and extending beyond its lower end; a button secured to the projecting end of said cord; an abutment member loosely positioned on said cord and prevented from removal therefrom by said button, said engagement member engaging said casing and preventing its further downward movement on said cord, said engagement member being of a size preventing its entry into said casing; and means mounted on said cord for limiting the upward movement of said casingrelatively to said cord. e

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing.

FRIEDA M. 'KASTI'NG. 

